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JAMMU: Additional Director General (ADG) , Northern Region, Rajinder Chaudhry on Thursday visited the five-day ‘Multimedia Exhibition’ organized by Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), Jammu, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India at Jhiri, Jammu on Azadi Ka Amrit Mohatsav (AKAM).
The exhibition is being organized by CBC, J&K alongside 10-day-long annual ‘Jhiri Mela’ after a two-year gap due to the pandemic with thousands of devotees from across the country thronging the fair to seek blessings at Baba Jittoo temple.
Speaking during the visit, Chaudhry said that the aim of the ‘Multimedia Exhibition’ is to generate awareness among the masses regarding various initiatives & welfare programmes of Government of India. It is an effort to familiarize people with the objective and vision behind ‘Amrit Mahotsav, and how people can be a part of the campaign, Chaudhry added.
Today students from different schools and colleges, ICDS workers, PRIs, Asha Workers, devotees and locals visited the ‘Multimedia Exhibition’ in large numbers.
Besides officials of civil administration, SDM Marh, Rajiv Khajuria, Joint Director CBC J&K, Ladakh Region, Ghulam Abbas, Assistant Director, AIR, Jammu, Nayeem Gulshan Raina and News Editor, AIR Jammu, Naseer Ahmad Rather today visited the exhibition.
The ‘Multimedia Exhibition’ showcases the freedom struggle of India through a series of ‘Photo Exhibits’ as well as audio visual medium.
Apart from this, special section in the exhibition has been dedicated to 8 Years of Seva Sushasan-Garib Kalyan, wherein the achievements of the government across various sectors in the last 8 years including in Jammu and Kashmir have been highlighted. Separate corner for Azadi Quest- recently launched online educational video games and Swaraj- 75 episodic mega serial portraying stories of unsung heroes of India’s freedom struggle is also part of the Exhibition display.